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4		-	Substitute House Bill No. 7250
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6		-	Public Act No. 19-173
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9		-	AN ACT CONCERNING TH E INCLUSION OF ADDIT IONAL TIME
10		-	DEVOTED TO UNDIRECTE D PLAY TO THE REGULA R SCHOOL
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	14	+	AN ACT CONCERNING TH E IMPROVEMENT OF CHI LD
	15	+	DEVELOPMENT THROUGH PLAY.
12	16		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
13	17		Assembly convened:
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15		-	Section 1. Section 10-221o of the general statutes is repealed and the
16		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2019):
17		-	(a) Each local and regional board of education shall require each
18		-	school under its jurisdiction to (1) offer all full day students a daily
19		-	lunch period of not less than twenty minutes, and (2) include in the
20		-	regular school day for each student enrolled in elementary school time
21		-	devoted to physical exercise of not less than twenty minutes in total,
22		-	except that a planning and placement team may develop a different
23		-	schedule for a child requiring special education and related services in
24		-	accordance with chapter 164 and the Individuals With Disabilities
25		-	Education Act, 20 USC 1400 et seq., as amended from time to time. In
26		-	the event of a conflict with this section and any provision of chapter
27		-	164, such other provision of chapter 164 shall be deemed controlling.
28		-	Nothing in this subsection shall prevent a local or regional board of
29		-	education from including an additional amount of time, beyond the
30		-	twenty minutes required for physical exercise, devoted to undirected
31		-	play during the regular school day for each student enrolled in Substitute House Bill No. 7250
	19	+	Section 1. Section 10-221o of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
	20	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2019): 2
	21	+	(a) Each local and regional board of education shall require each 3
	22	+	school under its jurisdiction to (1) offer all full day students a daily 4
	23	+	lunch period of not less than twenty minutes, and (2) include in the 5
	24	+	regular school day for each student enrolled in elementary school time 6
	25	+	devoted to physical exercise or undirected play of not less than twenty 7
	26	+	minutes in total, except that a planning and placement team may 8
	27	+	develop a different schedule for a child requiring special education 9
	28	+	and related services in accordance with chapter 164 and the 10
	29	+	Individuals With Disabilities Education Act, 20 USC 1400 et seq., as 11
	30	+	amended from time to time. In the event of a conflict with this section 12
	31	+	and any provision of chapter 164, such other provision of chapter 164 13
	32	+	shall be deemed controlling. Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit a 14
	33	+	local or regional board of education from including more than twenty 15
	34	+	minutes of time devoted to physical exercise or undirected play in the 16
	35	+	regular school day for each student enrolled in elementary school. 17
	36	+	(b) Not later than October 1, [2013] 2019, each local and regional 18 Substitute Bill No. 7250
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35		-	elementary school.
36		-	(b) Not later than October 1, [2013] 2019, each local and regional
37		-	board of education shall adopt a policy, as the board deems
38		-	appropriate, concerning the issue regarding any school employee
39		-	being involved in preventing a student from participating in the entire
40		-	time devoted to physical exercise or undirected play in the regular
41		-	school day, pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, as a form of
42		-	discipline. For purposes of this section, "school employee" means (1) a
43		-	teacher, substitute teacher, school administrator, school
44		-	superintendent, guidance counselor, school counselor, psychologist,
45		-	social worker, nurse, physician, school paraprofessional or coach
46		-	employed by a local or regional board of education or working in a
47		-	public elementary, middle or high school; or (2) any other individual
48		-	who, in the performance of his or her duties, has regular contact with
49		-	students and who provides services to or on behalf of students
50		-	enrolled in a public elementary, middle or high school, pursuant to a
51		-	contract with the local or regional board of education.
52		-	Sec. 2. (Effective from passage) (a) There is established a task force to
53		-	study the issues relating to and the feasibility of including time
54		-	devoted to undirected play during the regular school day in public
55		-	elementary schools.
56		-	(b) The task force shall consist of the following members:
57		-	(1) Two appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives,
58		-	one of whom is a representative of the Connecticut Association of
59		-	Boards of Education and one of whom is the parent or guardian of a
60		-	student enrolled in a public school;
61		-	(2) Two appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate, one
62		-	of whom is a representative of the Connecticut Education Association
63		-	and one of whom is the parent or guardian of a student enrolled in a Substitute House Bill No. 7250
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	43	+	board of education shall adopt a policy, as the board deems 19
	44	+	appropriate, concerning the issue regarding any school employee 20
	45	+	being involved in preventing a student from participating in the entire 21
	46	+	time devoted to physical exercise or undirected play in the regular 22
	47	+	school day, pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, as a form of 23
	48	+	discipline. For purposes of this section, "school employee" means (1) a 24
	49	+	teacher, substitute teacher, school administrator, school 25
	50	+	superintendent, guidance counselor, school counselor, psychologist, 26
	51	+	social worker, nurse, physician, school paraprofessional or coach 27
	52	+	employed by a local or regional board of education or working in a 28
	53	+	public elementary, middle or high school; or (2) any other individual 29
	54	+	who, in the performance of his or her duties, has regular contact with 30
	55	+	students and who provides services to or on behalf of students 31
	56	+	enrolled in a public elementary, middle or high school, pursuant to a 32
	57	+	contract with the local or regional board of education. 33
	58	+	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
	59	+	sections:
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67		-	public school;
68		-	(3) One appointed by the majority leader of the House of
69		-	Representatives, who is a representative of the American Federation of
70		-	Teachers-Connecticut;
71		-	(4) One appointed by the majority leader of the Senate, who is a
72		-	representative of the Connecticut Association of Public School
73		-	Superintendents;
74		-	(5) One appointed by the minority leader of the House of
75		-	Representatives, who is a representative of the Connecticut
76		-	Association of School Administrators;
77		-	(6) One appointed by the minority leader of the Senate, who is a
78		-	representative of the Connecticut Association of Schools; and
79		-	(7) The Commissioner of Education, or the commissioner's designee.
80		-	(c) Any member of the task force appointed under subdivision (1),
81		-	(2), (3), (4), (5) or (6) of subsection (b) of this section may be a member
82		-	of the General Assembly.
83		-	(d) All appointments to the task force shall be made not later than
84		-	thirty days after the effective date of this section. Any vacancy shall be
85		-	filled by the appointing authority.
86		-	(e) The speaker of the House of Representatives and the president
87		-	pro tempore of the Senate shall select the chairpersons of the task force
88		-	from among the members of the task force. Such chairpersons shall
89		-	schedule the first meeting of the task force, which shall be held not
90		-	later than sixty days after the effective date of this section.
91		-	(f) The administrative staff of the joint standing committee of the
92		-	General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education
93		-	shall serve as administrative staff of the task force. Substitute House Bill No. 7250
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97		-	(g) Not later than January 1, 2020, the task force shall submit a
98		-	report on its findings and recommendations to the joint standing
99		-	committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters
100		-	relating to education, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-
101		-	4a of the general statutes. The task force shall terminate on the date
102		-	that it submits such report or January 1, 2020, whichever is later.
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